The Court notes, however, that it has held on numerous occasions that constitutional proceedings in Malta are rather cumbersome for Article 5 § 4 purposes, and that lodging a constitutional application does not ensure a speedy review of the lawfulness of an applicant's detention (see Sabeur Ben Ali v. Malta, no. 35892/97, § 40, 29 June 2000; Kadem, cited above, § 53; Stephens v. Malta (no. 2), no. 33740/06, § 90, 21 April 2009; and Louled Massoud, cited above, § 45).

Having regard to its case-law (see the Lukanov v. Bulgaria judgment of 10 March 1997, Reports 1997-II, § 56; the Assenov and Others v. Bulgaria judgment of 28 October 1998; Reports 1998-VIII, §§ 176-178; Nikolova v. Bulgaria [GC], no. 31195/96, § 79, ECHR 1999-II; Jecius v. Lithuania, loc. cit., § 109; Punzelt v. the Czech Republic, no. 31315/96, 25 April 2000, unreported; Grauslys v. Lithuania, loc. cit.; Musial v. Poland, 24557/94, ECHR 1999-II; Sabeur Ben Ali v. Malta, no. 35892/97; and Varbanov v. Bulgaria, no. 31365/98, § 67, ECHR 2000-X), and ruling on an equitable basis, the Court awards the global sum of BGN 6, 000 under the head of non-pecuniary damage in respect of the violations of the Convention found in the present case.

Moreover, while it is clear that, unlike the above-mentioned remedies, such jurisdictions would be competent to look at the lawfulness of the applicant's detention in the light of Article 5 § 3, the Court notes that it has held on numerous occasions that constitutional proceedings in Malta are rather cumbersome for Article 5 § 4 purposes, and that lodging a constitutional application could not ensure a speedy review of the lawfulness of an applicant's detention (see Sabeur Ben Ali v. Malta, no. 35892/97, § 40, 29 June 2000; Kadem, cited above § 53; Stephens (No. 2), cited above, § 90; and Louled Massoud, cited above § 45).

However, the Court has also held on numerous occasions that constitutional proceedings in Malta are rather cumbersome for Article 5 § 4 purposes, and that lodging a constitutional application does not ensure a speedy review of the lawfulness of an applicant's detention (see Sabeur Ben Ali v. Malta, no. 35892/97, § 40, 29 June 2000; Kadem, cited above § 53; Stephens v. Malta (no. 2), no. 33740/06, § 90, 21 April 2009; and Louled Massoud, cited above, § 45).

cit.; Musial v. Poland, 24557/94, ECHR 1999-II; Sabeur Ben Ali v. Malta, no. 35892/97; Varbanov v. Bulgaria, no. 31365/98, § 67, ECHR 2000-X; Ilijkov v. Bulgaria, cited above, and Filiz and Kalkan v. Turkey, no. 34481/97, 20 June 2002, unreported), and deciding on an equitable basis the Court awards 2, 000 euros ("EUR") in respect of non-pecuniary damage.